Pic is based on Liu Zhengyun’s bestseller “Remembering 1942″ and tells the grim tale of a famine that ravaged central Henan province while Nationalists and Japanese troops fought during WWII.

“Back to 1942″ will initially go out in limited release in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Vancouver. Pic will open in Chicago and Seattle on Dec. 7, with future bookings to be announced.